Zach Thomas (basketball)
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.jpg) Thomas with VL Pesaro in October 2019 | |
| No. 23 – Keravnos | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | Cypriot League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 21, 1996 Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 103 kg (227 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Oakdale (Ijamsville, Maryland) |
| College | Bucknell (2014–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2019 | Okapi Aalstar |
| 2019–2020 | VL Pesaro |
| 2020–2021 | Budivelnyk |
| 2021 | Wilki Morskie Szczecin |
| 2021–2022 | Bisons Loimaa |
| 2022 | Norrköping Dolphins |
| 2022–present | Keravnos |
| Career highlights | |
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Zachary Ryan Thomas (born June 21, 1996) is an American former professional basketball player for Keravnos of the Cypriot League. He played college basketball for Bucknell University. Thomas was a graduate assistant coach at the University of Kentucky.[1]
A 6'7" power forward, Thomas came to Bucknell from Oakdale High School in Ijamsville, Maryland. Thomas had a standout career at Oakdale, ultimately becoming the all-time leading scorer in Frederick County history and the first player to eclipse the 2,000 point mark.[2] He selected Bucknell based on their basketball success and academic reputation.[3]
Thomas worked his way into the starting lineup in his sophomore season, then enjoyed a breakout season as a junior in 2016–17. He averaged 15.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, and was ultimately named to first-team All-Patriot League alongside classmate Nana Foulland.[4] In the 2017 Patriot League tournament, Thomas led the Bison to the league title, scoring 17 points and grabbing 9 rebounds in the title game, earning Most Valuable Player honors.[5][6] With the win, the Bison advanced to the 2017 NCAA tournament, where they lost to 4 seed West Virginia in the first round.
Thomas entered the 2017–18 season as a preseason All-Patriot League selection.[7] Additionally, he was named to the Lou Henson Award mid-season watch list.
On February 26, 2018, Thomas was named Patriot League Player of the Year.[8]